{"id":3717,"date":"2008-06-28T00:10:40","date_gmt":"2008-06-28T00:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2008\/06\/weekly-meanderings-104.html"},"modified":"2008-06-28T00:10:40","modified_gmt":"2008-06-28T00:10:40","slug":"weekly-meanderings-104","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2008\/06\/weekly-meanderings-104.html","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Meanderings"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mississippi flooded its banks and broke down some levees.
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\nTook some time off and it was hard to get back into the Weekly Meanderings, but now that I look at them … not too bad. Have fun.
\nIs the Neo-Reformed movement the way forward? So asks David Fitch<\/a>.
\nThe growth of the church in China<\/a>. Could there be 70 million Christians in China?
\nEddie<\/a>, the 8 year old who knows his stuff.
\nA pastor who knows his words<\/a>. Which one was your favorite?
\nBeware the red-winged blackbird<\/a>.
\nAre you envious? Read John Stackhouse’s wise piece<\/a>.
\nWhat would you call this <\/a>piece?
\nGood line: “a poverty of ambition” from a good article<\/a>. And read this piece<\/a> on the Malthusian fallacy next.
\nJR Woodward<\/a> on developing a rhythm in life.
\nI’m way behind on blog reading, but here’s a couple of good ones that I’m catching up on: Eugene Cho<\/a> and Rob with his hognose<\/a> and Don Johnson on sin<\/a> and joie de vin<\/a> and Bob Robinson on creativity<\/a>. And Erika dreams of blogging<\/a> and I dream of those who make comments that need constant deleting. Karen writes about Jubilee<\/a>.
\nHusbands, wives, career moves<\/a>.
\nChicago at night, you gotta love this place:
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\nOh, and this: a conservative believes<\/a> … (read the piece long enough to see his list)
\n1. On South Africa’s xenophobia problems<\/a>. Here’s a good source<\/a> for news and commentary about RSA.
\n2. The American Dream<\/a>: Barna’s newest study of what Americans want.
\n3. Known for his human rights writing, Nicholas Kristof’s piece on Israel<\/a> is worth your time.
\n4. GAFCON hopes for an Anglican revival<\/a>.
\n5. Never heard of this before<\/a>.
\n6. On neighboring<\/a>.
\n7. Thanks to Marko, I found this article on the report of a very early Christian church<\/a>.
\n8. Airlines are escalating their warnings of what is to come<\/a>.
\n9. Cram schools<\/a>.
\n10. Your brain<\/a>.
\nSports:
\nWhen I think of the great athletes I’ve been able to watch over the years I think of Jack Nicklaus, Bart Starr, Oscar Robertson, Lou Brock, Edwin Moses, Michael Jordan, Tiger Wood and of course this guy<\/a> (light feet or what!).
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\nI’m not fan of Johnny Miller’s commentary on golf matches, but I am a huge fan of Rocco<\/a>.
\nThe NBA, which is more wrestling than basketball, had its draft, and our erstwhile champion Chicago Bulls had the first pick, and chose a local player, Derrick Rose, and guard who played at the Univ of Memphis, and I hope I’m wrong … but choosing a guard is not the way to go. The Bulls need more than a good guard; they need someone in the paint who can make things happen. Well, I hope Rose becomes a star, the Bulls win, and I’m wrong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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